EIGHT-MONTH-OLD Ainslie Smith died after becoming trapped between the mattress and slated side section of his cot at his home in Fife, in 2009.

Mr Ainslie Smith and Mrs Alexandra Smith after the FAI into the death of their 8 months old baby Ainslie

A MUM yesterday relived the moment she told doctors to stop trying to save her baby’s life after he was suffocated by his cot.

Eight-month-old Ainslie Smith died after becoming trapped between the mattress and the slatted side section of his cot as he slept in his home in Pitlessie, Fife, in July 2009.

His mum Alexandra found his body when she went to check on him, a fatal accident inquiry at Cupar Sheriff Court heard. She and husband Ainslie snr, both vets, attempted CPR but they could not revive their son. Paramedics then took over.

Mrs Smith said: “At midnight, they said they had been attempting to revive him for longer than they should and asked for permission to stop.

“Initially, we wanted them to carry on but we realised the futility of it. Just after midnight, we told them to stop.”

A post-mortem found Ainslie died of asphyxia and an obstruction of the upper airway.

Safety consultant John Trinsi said he found a fixing that could come loose, creating a gap a child could fall into during his investigation of an identical £200 Cosatto Stratford cot bed.

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Product Safety Consultant John Trinci

An error with the paramedics’ satnav cost them 10 minutes when it initially directed them to a cottage in Ladybank, four miles away.